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<chemistry> A solid bounded by twenty-four equal and similar trapeziums; a tetragonal trisoctahedron. See the Note under Trisoctahedron.
A tetartohedral solid of the hexagonal system, bounded by six trapezoidal planes. The faces of this form are common on quartz crystals.
Origin: NL, from trapezium + Gr. Seat, base, fr. To sit.
(01 Mar 1998)
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